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grind down |
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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations ? grind down vt sep (lit) (mill) pepper etc → zermahlen; (sea) rocks → abschleifen; (fig) people, resistance → zermürben; ground down by poverty → von Armut niedergedrückt How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They saw men who were strong oppress the weak and grind down the poor, and so they told the story of the Quest of the Holy Grail to try to make them a little better. We must not now reverse the wonder, and doubt whether all-powerful time can grind down mountains -- even the gigantic Cordillera -- into-gravel and mud. On such an evening, when the city grit gets into the hair and eyes and skin, and when the fallen leaves of the few unhappy city trees grind down in corners under wheels of wind, the schoolmaster and the pupil emerged upon the Leadenhall Street region, spying eastward for Lizzie. |
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grind down - rule a country as a tyrant